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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Jeffery B. Alvarez, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christine Godleski, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Wade A. Bowe, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Rob Carver, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Paola A. Dwelle, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
David S. Nevrla, Friendswood, TX (US);
Shahriar Matin, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Matthew M. Magee, Monument, CO (US);
Jeffery B. Alvarez, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christine Godleski, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Wade A. Bowe, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Rob Carver, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Paola A. Dwelle, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Jeff Lindstrom, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
David S. Nevrla, Friendswood, TX (US);
Shahriar Matin, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Matthew M. Magee, Monument, CO (US);
The Spectranetics Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed towards a rapid exchange catheter configured for insertion into a subintimal space and crossing an occlusion in a subintimal space. The catheter includes a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen configured to receive a first wire, the first lumen extending longitudinally through a least a lateral port of the catheter, and a second lumen having at least a portion distal of the lateral port and extending through at least the distal end of the catheter. The catheter also includes an exchange port arranged on a exterior portion of the catheter configured to the receive a second wire and second rapid exchange port in communication with the second lumen. Moreover, other embodiments of the invention are directed towards methods for using the rapid exchange catheter to cross an obstruction in a vessel, e.g., a total or partial occlusion, in a subintimal space.